Procurement Change Leader: AI-Powered CoE & Strategy

Biopharma Careers; United States; On-site; USD 188,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Time Off

11 paid company holidays

Global Shutdown

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb seeks an experienced Director of Procurement Excellence to design, launch, and lead an AI-native Change Management Center of Excellence and to drive global procurement strategy. You will partner with top leaders to translate vision into messaging, governance, and measurable adoption outcomes.

The role emphasizes executive facilitation, PMO governance, and cross-functional collaboration, with a strong focus on AI-enabled change delivery and stakeholder alignment.

Qualifications

• Minimum education of a bachelor’s degree in business administration, organizational development, communications, or a related field.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in change management, organizational transformation, or strategic communications, including at least five (5) years in a leadership role.
• Proven track record of building and leading a Center of Excellence, PMO, or comparable governance capability from the ground up.
• Strong executive presence, with demonstrated experience partnering with C-suite and senior leadership teams.
• Experience designing and facilitating executive offsites, summits, or alignment sessions.
• Experience establishing governance frameworks, KPI/reporting dashboards, and portfolio-level risk management practices.
• Familiarity with applying AI tools (e.g., Claude) to communications, content development, and change delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across functions in a highly matrixed, global, remote-first organization.
• Change management certification (e.g., Prosci) highly desirable; project/portfolio management certification (e.g., PMP) a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and launch an AI-native Change Management CoE that facilitates and accelerates awareness, engagement, and adoption for key strategic Procurement initiatives.
• Create an intake process that assesses initiative risk, complexity, and impact, and prioritizes change efforts accordingly; oversee delivery outcomes of key change initiatives across the GP portfolio.
• Create fit-for-purpose change strategies, partnering with the CPO and SLT to prioritize initiatives and align critical stakeholders, and realign CM plans as needed to deliver optimal KPI results.
• Oversee and build the capabilities of a global team to design and deliver CM support within key Program structures, partnering closely with Program Leads and Project Managers.
• Use Claude and other BMS AI tools to efficiently deliver CM support in engaging, creative, and cost-effective ways.
• Develop partnerships with key internal stakeholders, including Corporate Affairs, Learning, IT, HRBPs, and GBO Leadership Team members, to facilitate alignment and resource development.
• Report on overall organizational change saturation/fatigue to the CPO and SLT, recommend optimal timing of strategic initiatives, and foster a culture of accountability, clarity, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Change management leadership

Strategic communications

Executive facilitation

PMO governance

AI tools usage (Claude)

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration, organizational development, communications, or related field

Tools

Claude

Job description

Bristol Myers Squibb seeks an experienced Director of Procurement Excellence to design, launch, and lead an AI-native Change Management Center of Excellence and to drive global procurement strategy. You will partner with top leaders to translate vision into messaging, governance, and measurable adoption outcomes.

The role emphasizes executive facilitation, PMO governance, and cross-functional collaboration, with a strong focus on AI-enabled change delivery and stakeholder alignment.